Re: [se-decn] QUERY:URGENT! Inputs to Sumit Bose Committee on Performance Based Payments. Advice.
NC Saxena
Dear friends,
I am pleased to share a detailed note that answers the issues raised in the query.
This paper argues that the implementation of RD programmes could be significantly improved if the human resource available at Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat and District Panchayat level is organized into horizontal teams accountable to the Panchayats and available for supporting individual beneficiaries, SHGs, and Village Organizations. This note examines the processes through which providing more staff to the panchayats will improve their performance and accountability. The note is divided in two parts: the first part deals with the general issues that are responsible for poor performance of panchayats, and the second part discusses how these constraints can be overcome through better human resource allocation.
The complete note may be accessed at http://solutionexchange-un.net.in/ftp/decn/cr/res15061701.pdf .
Regards,
N.C Saxena
Former Secretary, Rural Development
New Delhi
Original Query:
From: Ramit Basu [mailto:ramit4de...@gmail.com]
Sent: 15 June 2017 13:00
To: Decentralization Community <se-...@solutionexchange-un.net.in>
Subject: [se-decn] QUERY:URGENT! Inputs to Sumit Bose Committee on Performance Based Payments. Advice. Reply by 22 June 2017.
Moderator’s Note: Dear members, we are posting an urgent query from Ramit Basu. Ramit seeks your inputs and suggestions for the Sumit Bose Committee set up by Ministry of Rural Development to suggest human resource integration at Panchayat level. Your inputs into this important topic will help the Committee formulate recommendations that will strengthen Gram Panchayat functioning. Please note that inputs are required urgently, the query is open for responses till 22 June 2017. Regards, Tina Mathur
Dear members of Decentralization Community,
I work as a consultant to the Committee on Performance Based Payments for better outcomes in Rural development programmes (under the Chairmanship of Shri. Sumit Bose, former Finance Secretary to Govt. of India), set up by the Ministry of Rural Development. The objective of the Committee is to examine Human Resource deployment under Rural Development Programmes and suggest a framework for human resource integration at the Panchayat level. The purpose is to strengthen the core functions of the Gram Panchayats which will enable the Panchayat to strengthen the agency function entrusted to it.
It is felt that the implementation of RD programmes could be significantly improved if the human resource available at Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat and District Panchayat level is organized into horizontal teams accountable to the Panchayats and available for supporting individual beneficiaries, SHGs, and Village Organizations.
Members of the Decentralization Community are requested to provide suggestions on the following aspects of the Terms of Reference of the Committee:
- What should be a composite job profile for a rural development functionary at Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat and District Panchayat level in the context of the tasks they are expected to carry out?
- What could be the performance criteria for payments to field functionaries under Rural Development programmes, such as MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G), Integrated Water Management Programme (IWMP), Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay- Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), National Rural Drinking Water Programme(NRDWP)?
- What can be the training framework for a composite rural development functionary, to function as a multi-tasking resource person?
- What model would you suggest for convergence of vertical (at programme level) and horizontal (at Panchayat level) responsibilities at Gram/Block/District Panchayats?
Please also share any case studies, examples and models on any of the aspects mentioned above that you may have.
Your inputs will enable the Committee to frame strong and practical recommendations for the Government to implement on the ground. The Chairman of the Committee feels that the Committee could benefit considerably from your inputs through Decentralization Community.
Regards,
Ramit Basu
Consultant to the PBP Committee
New Delhi